The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been dissatisfied with the pension reform adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on October 3rd, Acting Chairperson of the National Bank of Ukraine Yakiv Smoliy said at a meeting with business representatives.

Smoliy said the IMF had five main grievances with Ukraine.

“Ukraine has certain responsibilities before the IMF that must be fulfilled. The pension reform was adopted but not in the proper way. A draft law on privatization so far has been …

Russia sent a diplomatic note to the US, stating that Moscow will proceed following the principle of reciprocity regarding the admission of observers from US embassy employees during the presidential elections of 2018, TASS quotes Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying. The diplomat stressed that the decision will be made taking into account "their refusal to accept Russian observers from among our foreign missions staff in the US during the elections held last November."

Ryabkov …

The visit of Poland’s President Andrzej Duda to Ukraine was aimed at "reducing tensions," that have appeared over the past few months, and this mission has been accomplished, the President’s spokesman Krzysztof Łapiński stated on the air of Radio Warszawa, reports Onet.pl.

He also noted that Poland's relations with Ukraine "should be built on the basis of historical truth."

"The falsification of history must not be accepted," Łapiński believes.

He also stated that [Andrzej] Duda and Petro …

20 delegations of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have signed a declaration "To Defend Council of Europe Values and Credibility". It claims that an attempt to restore Russia's membership would undermine the authority of the Assembly, reported the head of the Ukrainian PACE delegation, Verkhovna Rada deputy Volodymyr Ariev.

"The text expresses regret that some forces in the Council of Europe are attempting to ruin the reputation of the Assembly in part and the Council …

The Kremlin regrets that the leaders of the European Union have decided to extend anti-Russian economic sanctions, as the country considers the sanctions to be illegal; at the same time, Russia hopes to normalize relations with Brussels, stated the Russian President’s Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov.

"We still regret and believe that such decisions run counter to the interests of the EU member countries and Russia. Russia still considers these sanctions illegal and wrong; yet, we are still on a …